Bag-holder



E. K. WILSON.

BAG HOLDER.

NO. 411,701. I Patented Sept. "24, 1889 Q ww/ e i k WW 1iZZZerworzWZVa7a.

M WM L UNITED STATES FFICE.

PATENT,

BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,701, datedSeptember 24, 1889. Application filed June 29, 1889. Serial No. 316,003.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMERSON K. \VILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cherryfield, in the county of Washington and State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inbagholders; and it has for its object to provide a device of thischaracter that will be simple and cheap in construction and veryefficient in operation.

The invention consists in the peculiar coinbinations and theconstruction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fullyhereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of abagholder embodying my improvements, as designed for bagging measuredmaterial. Fig. 2 is a like view showing the device applied to a scalefor bagging material that has not been measured, but which as it isbagged is designed to be weighed upon the scales.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates astandard formed of two parts a and a, connected together so as to bevertically or longitudinally adjustable, a set-screw I) being providedto hold the parts in their adjusted position. I'Vhen designed to be usedfor bagging measured material, I secure this standard to a suitablebase, as 0, (shown in Fig. 1,) the same being braced by means of asuitable brace, as d. When applied to a scale, the base is omitted andthe standard secured to the platform of the scale, as shown in Fig. 2,in any convenient manner. Pivotally secured to the upper part of thestandard, as at e, is the holder B, which consists of a preferably onetallic support, the forward portion of which is formed with the jaws orarms f, provided with suitable teeth or holding means 9 for the bag.

In Fig. 1 this holder is shown as having attaohed thereto the box orscoop G, to which the teeth are attached, the front side of the scoop orbox being cutaway, as shown at g, to allow the material to be readilypoured therein, forming a rest for the measure, as will be readilyunderstood.

In Fig. 2,where the material is to be weighed, the scoop is dispensedwith, the bag being designed to be secured to the teeth on the aws.

After the bag has been filled it is desirable to remove the strainthereon in order to allow of the removing of the same from the teeth orhooks. In order to do this the holder is pivoted, as above described, ona horizontal pivot c. It is held in its normal position-that shown inthe drawings in full linesby means of a spring-catch D, which consistsof a springmetal plate attached at one end to the standard and atitsfree end formed witha shoulder g and a tapered or rounded face h. Thisengages the rearward extension of the holder, and when the bag has beenfilled and it is desired to remove the same the spring-catch is moved soas to disengage the said rearward extension, when the weight of thescoop or jaws and the bag will cause the same to drop, as shown bydotted lines. After the bag has been removed the jaws are turned backinto their normal position, when the rearward extension thereof ridesdown the inclined face of the catch, and are automatically locked inposition ready to repeat the operation of fill ing the bag.

By means of a device constructed as above described the process ofbag-filling may be carried out very rapidly and with very little troubleor exertion.

What I claim as new is-- 1. In a bag-holder, a standard consisting of astationary part recessed upon its rear side and a vertically-adj ustablepart fitting within the recess and held in its adjusted position by athumb-screw, in combination with a spring-catch carried by theadjustable part and abag-holding device pivotally connected to the upperend of the adjustable part of the standard, and having a rearwardU-shaped extension adapted to automatically engage with saidspring-catch, substantially as shown and forwardly-inclined upper face,substanand described. tially as shown and described, and for the 2. Thebag-holder described, consisting of purpose specified. the adjustablestandard, the jaws pivotally In testimony that I claim the above I haveconnected with the upper part of said standhereunto subscribed my namein the presence I 5 ard by means of a horizontal pivot and proof twoWitnesses.

Vided with a rearward extension, and a spring- EMERSON K. WILSON. plateattached at its lower end to the rear Witnesses: side of the upper partof said standard, and O. E. JACOBS,

ro formed at its upper end with a square shoulder S. S. HUTCHINSON.

